Kelly Clarkson is once again in my top 30, currently above Fucked Up and Mogwai. Music is total bullshit.

Also, how did we go to bubble gum pop rock like Clarkson to bullshit like Ke$ha in a few short years? The world is fucked. Lets all die.

Fri 8 May – John Doe, The Sadies

Most times I go to shows these days I am the oldest person in the room, often by a decade and sometimes more. I mean really, BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY? They're great, but apparently that's music for the kids who still have some faith. It's become sadly apparent that my crowd is becoming more and more of the shows at Iota in Arlington, Virginia and this show was certainly no exception. Of course, now at the ripe ol' age of 32, I was on the younger side of that bell curve and…

Fri 13 Mar – William Elliott Whitmore, Samantha Crain, Justin Jones

First and foremost - DC9 you suck ass. Live music is always Always ALWAYS better than fucking DJ's. I have two iPods, can I DJ? Fucking really, really? A Friday night show that ends at 9:30. Never mind that I arrived at 8pm and missed Samantha Crain. FUCKING FUCKING FUCKING STUPID. HANG THE FUCKING DJ's!

What can be said though about William Elliot Whitmore? He's a true American artist who plays with grace and delivers wisdom and insight from a raspy voice drenched in whiskey, in no small…

Wed 11 Mar – Propagandhi, Paint It Black, Ruiner

If you weren't there well, it sucks to be you. Ruiner - Awesome. Paint It Black - Amazing. Propaghandi - Unbelievable. Seriously, this show was perfect all around and totally worth the drive from VA to MD and getting pulled over on the way home and being cracked half out of my fucking wits this morning for. Propaghandi are thrashing professionals, who want to rock the kids. Yems sang "Fuck the Border" with them (deff. a highlight of the evening) and the kids were going off. The energy in the place…

Fri 6 Mar – Turboslut, Ingrid, SCREAMING FEMALES, New Habitat

I hate the kids. I left before Turboslut finished playing. It made me sad because they are one of a very few bands from DC I actually care about, but punk rock macho violence is scary at my age (or any age) and really sad. Especially considering the band that was playing. I'll miss you Turboslut. The new record is amazing.

Oh yea, Ingrid was amazing as always. Screaming Females were really great too, but the place made me feel sad so I couldn't buy a CD. Sorry.

xoxo
Me

Name your top 10 most played bands on Last.fm:
1 Aesop Rock
2 Elliott Smith
3 Bloc Party
4 Joy Division
5 The Clash
6 El-P
7 Off With Their Heads
8 Heathers
9 Mogwai
10 Morphine

Now answer the questions according to the numbers:

what was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Tasmanian Pain Coaster

what is your favorite album of 2?
Either/Or

what is your favorite lyric that 5 has sung?
This is a Public Service Announcement/With GUITARS!

how many times have you seen 4 live?
Never

what is your favorite song by 7?
Self Check…

1. Dancing Choose - TV on the Radio (From Dear Science - Interscope Records)

This song is no fucking joke. It actually kinda reminds me of listening to The Dismemberment Plan which I really hope my home town boys see as a big ups to them. This song just bumps and rocks and trips and hips and pops in all the right ways. Tunde Adebimpe totally flows on his rocket fire rap verses. The horns blare out and just give the song a sick punch. And when my man Kyp Malone throws down that sick falsetto on you it just…

Sat 6 Dec – Off With Their Heads, Dear Landlord, Deep Sleep, Dead Mechanical, Police and Thieves

There is nothing like waiting around for an hour in some strangers house all the way in Maryland to hear three awesome bands, two of which you had never heard before. Deep Sleep and Police and Thieves were no shows (which while I really wanted to see P&T made the night more bearable with only three bands) but Dead Mechanical, A great Pop Punk band from Baltimore and Dear Landlord certainly were nice surprises. Dead Mechanical are just one of a long line…

40 Questions About Your Top 50.

1. How did you get into 31?
Discount
I dated a girl from Florida who told me I would love this band. She didn’t have the CD’s though. But I worked with this guy who knew them and I played it incessantly. I got pretty obsessed with them.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?
Kaia
Solo it was probably 19 from her first album. But I heard Team Dresch in the fall of 95.

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?
Blur
“Drink Pepsi…It’s Good For Energy”

4. What…

If you have digital versions of this stuff you can post somewhere or send my way I would be stoked.

The Pee Tanks - Pro Fun 7"
Sonic Youth - Made in USA
The Surf Punks - Locals Only and Party Bomb
John Frusciante - Smile from the Streets You Hold
Joe Strummer and the Latino Rockabilly War
Havana 3AM